JAIPUR: The children of women widowed due to Covid will be paid Rs 1,000 every month till the age of 18 under Palanhar scheme, as per the guidelines issued by the social justice and empowerment department for Chief Minister Corona Assistance Scheme.
The children of widowed women will also get a lump sum amount of Rs 2,000 every year for buying clothes, books etc under Palanhar scheme till the age of18, according to the guidelines issued by social justice department secretary Samit Sharma.
Only those who died due to Covid after March1, 2020 and certified by the district collector will be eligible for benefits under the scheme.
The orphaned children or children of widowed women studying in colleges will be given priority in admission to the hostels run by the social justice and empowerment department, as per the guidelines.
They will also get benefits under the Ambedkar DBT Voucher scheme for residential facilities.
They will also get priority under CM Yuva Sambal Yojana in getting unemployment allowance.
The state government had earlier announced a financial relief package for children who lost their parents to the coronavirus.
Under the package, ex-gratia of Rs 1 lakh and a pension of Rs 1,500 a month will also be provided to women who lost their husbands to the infection.
The package, which was announced by chief minister Ashok Gehlot, also has a provision of Rs 1 lakh as immediate grant for children, who lost their parents to Covid.